The way you set up your lessons on screen is especially accessible and helpful. I love that you have the notation, the chord names, and both keyboards. It really makes your videos truly exceptional.
I am new to your channel but I just wanted to say that after watching a few of your longer videos, you are so so underrated. I have followed various jazz piano sources online for around 8 years and without exaggerating your content is the most structured and consistent in its value. Maybe this is because of the level of understand I'm currently at matching perfectly with what you are describing and how. But I do believe that your video on passing chords is one of the most valuable things a jazz pianist learning to improvise on chord progressions can practice.
Thank you, that was clear and informative 🙏 The concept of adding grace notes to the third of a major triad that is made up extended notes in the right hand really surprised me and opened up my mind.
Thank God for you brother! Appreciate your teaching and all your videos! Really have helped me out to be a more well rounded and seasoned musician. 🙌🏾🎶
@@SkilledMusician honestly you have just refreshed my knowledge and given me soo much more insight. Thanks a lot. You are indeed a seasoned professional
Wow. This was so good. I'm classically trained and pretty good with diatonic harmony as it pertains to classical and pop. So, I found the secondary dominant of the secondary dominant (V/III- V/vi- vi), and the extended & altered chords quite refreshing. Looking to learn jazz harmony, so this was very helpful! Thanks.
Just watched your video this morning. And yes indeed you are a skilled musician! I am a pianist/ keyboardist for over 35 years and I’m familiar with these concepts but I just wanted to commend you on your very clear and straight forward approach. You also seem like a real nice person, which is most important. Very cool! And very interesting and fun. How I wish youtube and people like you were around when I was 15. I had to resort to wearing out the needle on my chick Corea,joe sample and jeff Lorber records!! ( which is not a bad thing). What program do you use to have the graphics/notes up on the screen as you play? Anyway, a real pleasure. I’m going to iTunes to look you up cause you sound like a “serious player”. Would love to hear your music. All the best to you. D Obadia.
Thanks mister088! I really appreciate your kind words! I too remember the days of wearing out my CDs and miniDisc recordings. In regards to the software, we utilize a software program called Chordie by a guy on RU-vid named Matkat Music. This displays the on-screen keyboard and music notation. Here are my affiliate links to the software in case you want to purchase it: (For Windows) gumroad.com/a/612676723/ZBQGv (For Mac) gumroad.com/a/612676723/lmSkV
Great work... Straight to the point, simple to understand and i really love the spirit of the instructor (very transparent and honest) . Im not even a pianist but I really enjoyed the video and found it very helpful. Again well done and thank you for these kids of videos.
Dude, just got an organ free on Kijiji after playing guitar for 13+ years. Looking for tips on how to move past chords and start converting my knowledge, and this video is great! I love your smooth teaching style, it almost feels like I'm in the room with you. Keep it up, I'll be following more!
bro i LOVESSSS he way you play this song....!!!!!!!...all the keys you use are a JAzzy dreamy sound...it works like a bomb..i need to practice my scales though...peeps at worship LOVE this.!!!
I always new you were talented from listening to you in the band, but I never knew you could also play the piano so well!! keep it up corey. oh and congratz on the skin color change
Really enjoy your teaching style - engaging and understated - and love the little nonchalant improvised moments where you get distracted and wiz out a short solo e.g at 20.00. Brilliant.
I had to smile when i was watching doing some extraordinary stuffs. God knows how to bless his children with gifts. Be always thankful to God. It is a blessing. Learn a lot
Excellent teaching -have also forwarded to my fellow musicians. Seems like you are full of retention and just want to break out. A true sign of a real passion for music. Thank you!
Thank you so much Kerageous! Make sure you check out part 2 as well-known as that is the conclusion where I put all of the hacks together! Here's the link - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KlT0l28awLs.html
Wow...I play the piano...but after watching this, I wonder if I was a piano player all this time...even the chords you're using made me dizzy 😵 but thanks by teaching all these color notes...my max was only M7..now I just learned up 13 from you. Heap o' Thx!
I'm so glad this video has helped you! That's the whole idea...improving! We actually made a part 2 to this video that goes even further with a full demonstration. Check it out here - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KlT0l28awLs.html
The idea is that each "hack", when mastered, will get you one step closer to sounding like a pro. The key is mastery. Thanks for checking out the video!
nice tutorial man....Maybe u"lld do a song breakdown ...A Gospel hymn or any basic Song And teach us how to make any song sound great.....I"lld love that... God bless.
So glad you found us! Welcome to the community. We actually made a part 2 to this video that goes even further with a full demonstration. Check it out here - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KlT0l28awLs.html
Great tutorial. And I love the format of the video with both the keyboard and notation (for those of us that don't read very well). It is extremely helpful. Thanks.
Thank you so very much! I watched half of this video yesterday and tried some of the things last night and again today... I just finished watching it and will most definitely be watching part 2!! I will be working on these things! You are an AMAZING man and piano teacher! Lately I have felt stuck, like: "What else do I work on, and how do I get better again?" I was struggling, but when i started watching this I knew you were THE man for the job! ;P God Bless You! Keep up the good work! :D
WOW! Thank you so much for the kind words; they mean more than you know! I'm so glad to know this video is helping you! In part 2, we go even further, and at the end, I do a demonstration where I try to put all the different ideas or "hacks" together. So definitely, don't miss that. Thank you so much again! Be Blessed and Happy Practicing!
this adding colors is what should be used in things like a broadway play or any play really to give emotion and backround like setting up a scene for a audience without saying a word. great job very nice. wish i could play even a little. rewrite a play it would be awesome! send me a ticket . lol
#1 - Prelude and Demo Song - 2:00 #2 - Adding Colors by Extending Chords - 3:51 #3 - Make the Melody Stand Out (Volume) - 9:34 #3b - Make the Melody Stand Out (Harmonically) - 12:10 #4 - Rhythmically Displace Voices - 14:52 #5 - Grace Notes - 22:14 Outro - 29:48
Saved in watch later. This is for the viewers. I'm enjoying the video. A super quick way to find 13th is say root b7 and then six. Best illustration is the easiest C. We always need to go up in the scale of wanted chord in this case C. Then go down a whole step or two semi tones. That gives you a b7. Now drop by a half step and that's the 13th. I know the six was found by going up for clarity but in real practice this is legitimate. Now, since a step and a half is just a minor step down, we can do a descending run down and instantly find the minor 3rd or the root. I'll use C . Using fingers on the right hand 123, Going chomatically down 3,1 C A... 3,2 B Ab....3,2. Bb G.. I'll stop there. A good practice is to write things down ..It reinforces what you've learned and you don't have to figure it out on the go.
I am going to have to download this and understand this one by one and replay them over and over. It is very complicated sir and complex too. Sorry I am like your student who plays straight note and chords without adding any color. I wish can play like the way you play it but still I need to go and practice it on songs, wonder if it can be done or not? Sir thank you for your awesome information and lesson. I am downloading it. I wonder if you can make a tutorial with a simple song with plain chords and notes and then you remodel it with colors as seen on the video so it can be understood by beginners like me?
BRO!!!....11:57 &11:58...bro what key combination is that!!!..its DOPE bro!!....im trying to copy that..bro you are a king..not trying to give you a big head...but bro your playing is just Awesome!!
The video title had me a bit skeptical at first but as soon as you launched into the first hack, I knew this was the real deal. Awesome explanations, great tips and I'm looking forward to watching more of your vids. Subbed!
Thank you so much! I'm so glad this video could help. Definitely check out part 2 here - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KlT0l28awLs.html
Each time I receive an email notification of your new video I get that exciting feeling. Your material is so on point. And like someone said, you are so generous, because material you share is probably not supposed to be free. And I wonder how rich and loaded the content of the material you plan put up for sale on your site.
bro...you are Excellent and skilled with your piano playing....it is fantastic tutorial...thanks for sharing..this has given me a fresh angle ...im back at my piano playing around with chords and its sounding dope man...sometimes you need a little exposure to new things in order to bring back the lost passion for playing....hehehe
I have been restoring an old Fender Rhodes, and in anticipation of finishing it I have been educating myself on piano technique - your videos showed up in the feed and I have been enjoying them greatly! Keep up the great work!
I have the first 25 notes on piano ..I think this is based on back home in Indiana. I plan to listen to it tonight. At this point, the Donna Lee is just a blur of notes with a jazz chord progression. I've heard the sax on this and it has a different feel than piano
You are right about Donna Lee and Indiana. You definitely want to practice it so that each note is clear. So a lot of slow practice!! Sax and piano will definitely feel different!
@@SkilledMusician The Dixieland bands and bands do a good job ..its still a far distant cousin. I do a lot of improv on piano songs on my piano channel and it sounds to me like basically we are copying the improve..putting Gmin7 arp. over Ebmaj 7..if I remember right. This also reminds me of some Herbie Hancock licks. Well..it is Bebop. Also I do slow practice and try to think why are we doing such and such. It usually boils down to a version of a 1 6 3 2 5 1.
Looove this tutorial! You are an amazing pianist, but also this incredible teacher!!! You do such a wonderful job at transferring your love of much to the students. I'm so very impressed with your tutorials. So much good stuff here. Thank you for sharing!!!
My pleasure, I stumble upon these kind of videos for a weird reason, I'm composing 8-bit/16-bit music and I'm trying to improve the way I structure melodies and chord progressions, and I find these gems like your video :D
Thanks Ken! Welcome to our community. We actually made a part 2 to this video that goes even further with a full demonstration. Check it out here - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KlT0l28awLs.html
Man, I love your voicings! Studying the numbers... It's beautiful. In time hopefully I get agile enough to find the keys, right now it's a lot of counting while playing which makes me slow but it's a great journey. Thanks!
LOL thanks George! We actually made a part 2 to this video that goes even further with a full demonstration. Check it out here - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KlT0l28awLs.html
